Vim - Modal Editing The fact that Vim is a "modal" editor is the first and most obvious thing that people notice about it (what do you mean this editor doesn't 'edit' by default?). The fact that you need to hit keys before you can edit, and use
Vim - Part 1 Recently I've been going through some courses that are more configuration and command line-oriented, and that's gotten me back into using Vim, a terminal editor that I used regularly in the past but have neglected recently. I picked up Vim several years ago when I worked
So... about Colemak I thought I'd follow up real quick on a previous post about buying a new keyboard and switching to the Colemak layout. I still really love the Moonlander keyboard. I'm a big fan of the columnar layout and split keyboard design. I like the tilting and
Sharp Tools Sometimes it's really fun to see a project come together–to see all of the different stakeholders, skill-sets and tools combine to create a final product that has an impact. One of the things I most like about working in IT is that, very often, you get a
A Couple of Recent Finds I thought I'd post about a couple of random finds that I've enjoyed recently. bat A couple of weeks ago I stumbled on the fact that Github had a conference that came and went and that I wasn't aware of. Browsing through the talks
Practice Recently I came across a fantastic blog by Dan Luu. It's one of those things where, once I found it I immediately spent several hours that night reading nearly every post. But the post I want to talk about has the wonderful title of 95%-ile isn'
New affectation It started with a grocery list, on one of those long notepads made for the purpose. I set out to secure some food and sundry items from two stores, so I folded the long sheet in half and wrote my notes accordingly: one side this store; this side the other.
That little black book For the past few weeks I’ve been attempting to discover the name of a book I once held in my hands, was interested in, but failed to purchase. I know it concerns mathematics. I know it has a black cover. I know I saw it on a table at
Just drawing some clouds There are some things about me in my forties that I absolutely would not have expected of myself in previous decades. Getting a good deal of joy from drawing clouds and the daily weather on our refrigerator whiteboard ranks high among them. Each day I get up, feed and let
Tea Time We've already established that I'm old. Pursuant to my embracing of that fact I've started getting into tea lately. This started out of necessity, as my stomach can no longer take 8 hours of constant coffee consumption, but has grown into something I really